To be eligible for admission to the IROM doctoral program, an applicant is required to have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. All doctoral students are admitted for a full-time degree program, which begins in the fall. Spring enrollment is not permitted. Our admission process is very competitive with over 150 applications received each year for five to seven spots in the entering class.

All applicants are required to take either the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) in time for the results to reach the Department of Information, Risk, & Operations Management (IROM) by the application deadline, January 5. The test must be taken within the past five years. International students must also submit an official report of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). An exception is made for foreign students who obtained a bachelor's degree in the U.S. or other English-speaking countries.

How to Apply 

All applicants are expected to review the official graduate admissions instructions at the University of Texas Graduate School website and must apply online at Texas Common Application. To check on your application status, visit the Application Status Check site, and log in with your UT EID and password.

The application for admission to the IROM doctoral program consists of TWO parts. You must submit both parts in order for your application file to be reviewed. Please follow the instructions carefully. It is the applicant’s responsibility to make sure that his/her application is complete.

IROM Application Deadline: January 5

PART 1: UT AUSTIN GIAC MATERIALS

The following materials must be submitted to the University of Texas Graduate and International Admissions Center (GIAC) by January 5.  

• Online U.S. Application  or Online International Application for students from other countries.
• A Statement of Purpose (via online application)  
  Your Statement of Purpose should discuss your interest in our Ph.D. program and your reasons for wanting to do graduate work at the University of Texas. Your statement should be no more than two pages long. Your statement of purpose is an important part of your application, and care should be taken in writing it.
• Three letters of recommendation (via online application)  
  Please provide the names and contact information of the recommenders under the Employment, References and Honors Information section of the online application. The recommenders will be contacted within a week via email by GIAC with instructions on how to submit the recommendation letters. If they do not receive the instruction email or have problems submitting the letter, please have them submit the letters to
  iromphdadmissions@mccombs.utexas.edu. Academic references are preferred.
  
• Official Transcripts (via online application)
  After you have completed the ApplyTexas application and paid the application fee, you will receive an email with a link to an upload site. Please use this link to upload copies of your transcripts in PDF. Materials from each school attended should be in one PDF document. Complete instructions can be found here. Please do not request or mail official transcripts on paper. Doing so may delay the processing of your application.
• Official GRE or GMAT scores
  Please request that your official GRE or GMAT scores be sent to GIAC. The Educational Testing Service (ETS) GRE code for the University of Texas at Austin is 6882; a departmental code is not needed. The GMAT code is 396-44-45.
• Official TOEFL scores (International Students)
  Please request that your official TOEFL scores be sent to GIAC. An exception is made for foreign students who obtained a bachelor's degree in the U.S. or other English-speaking country. A master’s degree does not qualify for an exception. A recent IELTS score can be submitted in place of a TOEFL score, but TOEFL is preferred.
• Application Fee (Applications submitted without the required application processing fee will not be reviewed)
  Please do not send cash or personal checks. You may pay by credit card (Visa or MasterCard), cashier's check, money order, or bank draft in US dollars drawn in US banks.

PART 2: DEPARTMENT OF IROM MATERIALS

After you have submitted the Apply Texas application and paid the application fee, you should upload the following materials to your Application Status Check page by January 5th. 

• Departmental application form (Interactive PDF)
  Please submit a completed departmental application form.
• A resume or curriculum vitae
  Please provide your current resume or CV.

Please email any questions about the application process to iromphdadmissions@mccombs.utexas.edu.

Financial Assistance

Merit-based fellowships are available through the IROM Department. An accepted applicant is automatically considered for these fellowships. The IROM Department typically offers 20-hour teaching or research assistantships to all incoming students and most continuing students. In addition, a student holding a 20-hour appointment will qualify for in-state tuition as well as tuition assistance.